June 24
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 24, 2026
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South Africa: Joburg Wins Court Battle Over Water Levy - South African News Briefs - June 24, 2026
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South Africa: Helen Zille and MK Party Might Be Election 2026 Big Winners
Daily Maverick
This article first appeared in the Democracy newsletter, our weekly guide to the local government elections ahead of the 4 November poll. As South Africa gears up for the vote, we… Read more »
South Africa: Unite Against Xenophobia - South Africans Must Target Capitalist Inequality, Not Fellow Victims
Daily Maverick
Political elites and right-wing networks are weaponising poverty to scapegoat vulnerable African migrants, distracting the public from the capitalist inequality and state failures… Read more »
South Africa: From Spider-Man to Mandela, the Many Influences in Professor Salim Abdool Karim's Remarkable Scientific Career
spotlight
To Professor Salim Abdool Karim, excellence should be the only standard. In science, he says he is inspired by imaginative thinking such as that of American comic publisher Stan… Read more »
South Africa: Joburg Wins Court Battle Over Controversial Water Levy
Scrolla
The Johannesburg High Court ruled that AfriForum waited too long to challenge the city's water levy increase and dismissed its urgent application. Households will now pay a fixed… Read more »
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Malawi: Malawi - African Development Fund Approves $8.5m Grant to Restore Cyclone-Ravaged Irrigation Schemes
African Development Bank (AfDB)
The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an $8.49 million grant from the African Development Fund (ADF) to support Malawian communities hit by… Read more »
South Africa: Police Ready for Anti-Migrant Protest Day
Scrolla
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says police leave has been suspended as security forces prepare for 30 June protests. Cachalia warned that the right to protest must not be… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Spokesperson Calls Former Botswana President a 'Washed-Up Has-Been' for Criticising Controversial CAB3
New Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT spokesperson Ndabaningi Mangwana has called former Botswana President Ian Khama a washed-up has-been for criticising President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial… Read more »
South Africa: Patients Turned Away As Lenacapavir Rollout Stumbles in Parts of Pretoria
Health-e
It's been two weeks since Gauteng began rolling out lenacapavir (LEN), but patients in parts of Pretoria are yet to get the jab due to HIV testing kit shortages, lack of staff… Read more »
Malawi: When Leaders Starve Institutions, Should Technocrats Carry the Blame?
Nyasa Times
The testimony presented before the parliamentary inquiry into the Chikangawa military aircraft crash exposes an uncomfortable truth that extends far beyond aviation safety. It… Read more »
Malawi: 'This Is Your Army, Our Army - Help It' - MDF Chiefs Expose Critical Shortages At Chilima Crash Inquiry
Nyasa Times
Former Paul Valentino Phiri and his successor George Jafu have issued a stark warning over critical shortages of equipment and resources in the Malawi Defence Force (MDF), telling… Read more »
Malawi: Local Government Minister Ben Phiri Warns Politicians Against Interfering With CDF Funds
Nyasa Times
As the government prepares to begin disbursing Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations, Minister of Local Government Ben Phiri has warned politicians against interfering in… Read more »
Malawi: Anger in Mzimba As Chief Accused of Weaponising Government Recruitment to Punish Rivals
Nyasa Times
Young people in Kafukule constituency are threatening legal action to halt a government recruitment process they say has been manipulated by a traditional leader to punish… Read more »
June 23
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 23, 2026
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South Africa: Lawsuit Risks for Unvaccinated Kids? - South African News Briefs - June 23, 2026
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South Africa: Chaos in KwaZulu Natal As Immigrants Rush to Pop-Up Repatriation Sites
GroundUp
A disused government building in Pietermaritzburg has been occupied Read more »
Malawi: South Africa's Top Court Rules Edgar Lungu Will Be Buried in South Africa, Hands Victory to Family
Nyasa Times
Former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu will be buried in South Africa after the country's Supreme Court of Appeal overturned an earlier ruling that would have allowed the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Constitution Defenders Forum Calls for CAB3 to Be Scrapped, Alleges Vote Tainted By Bribery
New Zimbabwe
The Constitution Defenders Forum (CDF) has called for the immediate withdrawal of Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3, describing Parliament's passage of the controversial… Read more »
Malawi: Malawians Face 5-Year Jail Threat for 'Dirty Talk' - Top Lawyer Sounds Alarm
Nyasa Times
Malawians have been hit with a shock warning: one sexually offensive remark could land you behind bars for FIVE YEARS -- or cost you a cool K1 million -- as a top lawyer blasts the… Read more »
South Africa: National Assembly Passes the Appropriation Bill
Parliament of South Africa
The National Assembly has today passed the Appropriation Bill, which provides for the appropriation of funds from the National Revenue Fund for the State's requirements for the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: This Prosecution Should Never Have Happened - Zimind Editor Zaba Recounts Year of Trauma After Acquittal
New Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba says the criminal case against her "should never have happened" after the High Court quashed charges stemming from a satirical article… Read more »
South Africa: DA Objects to SANDF Sidelining Parliament's Oversight [press release]
DA
- SANDF sidelining Parliament's oversight role. Read more »
South Africa: Former Zambian President's Widow Wins Court Battle to Bury Him in South Africa
Scrolla
Esther Lungu and seven family members won their appeal to bury the late former Zambian president at Fourways Memorial Park in Johannesburg, not Lusaka. The Supreme Court found… Read more »
Malawi: Thom Mpinganjira Family Donates K100 Million to Help Bring Back Malawians From South Africa
Nyasa Times
The family of Dr. Thomson Mpinganjira has donated K100 million to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) to support the repatriation of Malawians facing hardship and… Read more »
Southern Africa: Implications of Zimbabwe's National AI Strategy On Freedom of Expression, Privacy, and Access to Information [press release]
MISA
Beyond direct content moderation, the strategy's surveillance-enabling provisions (discussed below under privacy) have a secondary effect on expression. Where digital activity is… Read more »
